Authentic Autographs And Best Memorabilia Industry Standards

For those who are new to the Memorabilia Hobby of purchasing signed photos, vinyl record albums, and more, there is some important information in the hobby concerning methods of sales used by certain dealers. One of the sales methods that has become popular with a few of the big named dealers on the web is " The Drop Shipping Scheme" This involves the posting of other parties items to a specific store that does not own or have in possession of that particular item. The price of the item is then increased by %200 to %500 to unsuspecting shoppers. After the item is purchased, the store owner then makes the purchase from the original second party owner and then pockets the difference in price and provides the shipping address to the first buyer. While this practice is not illegal, it greatly and falsely inflates the value of such memorabilia items to the general public and creates confusion in the area of the true current average sales value of the item on the market. Most of the dealers that use this scheme have many thousands of items listed on the web making it highly likely that consumers will first be directed to these dealers. This can also artificially inflate the price and assumed value to re sellers who are not seasoned dealers. One of the main ways a consumer shopping for memorabilia can determine if  a specific dealer is using this sales tactic is to look at various items in the inventory and compare to sites like Ebay and other popular venues to see if that same item is listed at a much lower price? this will always be the case. Here at Beckett Autographs, such sales tactics are not in the best interest to the hobby or collectors for that manner and our sales model is to offer items we do have in stock at a price that is in the area market value by collectors across the board! When it comes to authenticity, the way a dealer markets their products is a big key factor in public trust.